Text from Gmail
Did you know that you can send free SMS text messages to your friends, directly from your Gmail account? You can! It's easy to do, and for some, a lot easier than texting with two thumbs. Get started with Step 1 below to learn how to do this easily.
Of course, you should probably continue with the article and follow the directions below...
Steps
- Get the information you need. In order to email a text, you'll need two pieces of information: the recipient's full phone number (10 digits for the US) and their phone carrier (AT&T, Verizon, TMobile, etc.).
- Log in and open your email. Log on to your Gmail account.
- Start a new email. Click "Compose Mail" to start a new message.
- Enter their phone number. Write out the full 10 digit phone number in the address bar.
- Fill out the carrier info. Follow the phone number with the SMS gateway listing (the "domain name" for the carrier which reroutes the message). It should come out looking something like "1234567890@txt.att.net" or "1234567890@tmomail.net". The most common SMS gateway listings are:
- Verizon: @vtext.com
- TMobile: @tmomail.net
- AT&T: @txt.att.net
- Pinger: @mobile.pinger.com
- Sprint: @page.nextel.com (Credo worked via sprint using @messaging.sprintpcs.com )
- Cricket: @sms.cricketwireless.net
- Write your message. Enter your message as normal and click send when you're done. Your SMS will be sent to the phone number you entered.
Tips
- Keep the message short. Remember, they read it as a text message.
- This is for SMS messaging. Not all services support things like picture messaging, so you'll need to check with the carrier for that information.
Warnings
- Google doesn't charge for SMS service, but any standard charges may apply when your friend responds to your text via their phone.
